This Manual of Model Criminal Jury Instructions ("Manual") has been prepared to help judges communicate more effectively with juries.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.

This comprehensive handbook guides you through every topic in the Ninth Circuit's criminal law jurisprudence. Covering hundreds of criminal issues, this single volume resource is broad enough to provide an excellent introduction for the newcomer to Ninth Circuit criminal practice, yet detailed enough to become a trusted resource for veteran practitioners and judges. -- from publisher's website.